Psychiatric Security Specialist Part-time

Part-time Psychiatric Security Specialist

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO) is seeking a Part-time Psychiatric Security Specialist to join our team! This is a part-time position with a varied schedule and strong opportunity for advancement, growth, and development.

The Psychiatric Security Specialist provides direct-care services of both a security and treatment nature s position assists mental health staff and performs a wide range of security functions in creating a maximally therapeutic environment for the care and treatment of individuals with mental abnormalities and/or personality disorders who were convicted of a sex offense. Routine duties of the Psychiatric Security Specialist include, but are not limited to: supervision of various patient activities at the CCUSO facility, facilitation of psycho-educational group activities, documentation of patient behaviors, operation of the master control center, conducting basic physiological assessments such as taking blood pressure, administering basic first aid, supervision of patients on medical trips outside of the facility, maintaining strict confidentiality with regard to program and patient matters, and calmly deescalating patients as needed.

The part-time Specialist supervises approximately 120 residents, works 20-24 hours per week, and provides coverage to various treatment activities throughout the assigned shift. The position also provides back-up for full-time staff to ensure adequate protection is in place for the safety and security of the institution.

Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.

CCUSO provides a secure, long-term, and highly structured setting to treat sexual offenders who have served their prison terms, but, in a separate civil trial, have been found likely to reoffend. The facility provides state-of-the-art treatment to patients to lower their risk of re-offending and to release them from confinement as quickly as possible. There is a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services focused on addressing the conditions impacting a patient's likelihood of re-offending.

We have a great total compensation package, including:

• Health and Dental Insurance
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Holidays

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer. HHS values those with "lived experience" and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the HHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa TDD).

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees' rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

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Graduation from high school, GED, or equivalency.

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, persons in this class may be required to complete security training and treatment program training. Positions in this class may require an applicant to have the ability to pass a background investigation.